Curriculum
Isca Academy
Curriculum Statement
At Isca Academy we regularly review our curriculum and endeavour to construct one which meets the needs of our diverse student body whilst ensuring that it is broad and balanced along with a high level of challenge. Our offer is both inclusive and demand led. Enriching students learning experiences beyond the classroom is also an integral part of our curriculum offer and life at Isca Academy. We have a rich tradition of providing outdoor education opportunities, after school activities as well as educational trips, visits and events.
In every aspect of learning we provide wider opportunities for personal and social development, designed to improve student confidence, resilience and teamwork, as well as to enthuse and inspire our students.
Significant examples of our wider curriculum offer are:
- Student Leadership Opportunities
- Ten Tors
- The Duke of Edinburgh for All Scheme
- Royal Marine Cadets – CCF Unit
- A week long Year 7 residential trip
- Book & Film Clubs
- Writing workshops
- Wildlife Champions
- Exe Valley Challenge
- Exe Valley Extreme
- Isca Underground – Performing Arts Showcase
- Theatre visits and workshops
- Sports teams and development opportunities
- Musical tuition, clubs and workshops
These opportunities, coupled with an inspirational and relevant curriculum, build the skills and attributes necessary to become resilient, successful learners and highly effective citizens. All of our students study Religious Education and PSHE as well as enhanced topical themes that link to our tutorial and assembly programme.
Our timetabled curriculum offer for all students is as follows for each year group:
| Year 7/8 | Year 9 | Year 10/11 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | hours per week |
hours per week |
hours per week |
| English | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Maths | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Science | 6 | 10 | 10***(12) |
| French (Spanish**) | 4 | ||
| Geography | 3 | ||
| History | 3 | ||
| RE | 2 | 3 | 4***(2) |
| Art* | 4* | ||
| Music* | 4* | ||
| Drama* | 4* | ||
| Textiles* | 4* | ||
| Computing | 2 | ||
| Core PE | 4 | ||
| Technology | 4 | ||
| PSHE | 2 | 1 | |
| Duke of Edinburgh | 2 | ||
| OPTIONS | |||
| Option 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Option 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| Option 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 50 | 50 | 50 |
*Please note the Creative Arts subjects in Years 7 and 8 are taught on a rotation. Each student will study 2 of the subjects for 4 hours per fortnight. They will then swap each term.
**Students have the opportunity to study Spanish alongside French in Year 8.
***Students studying separate sciences have 12 lessons in total per fortnight and only 2 RE lessons.
Our current offer of Options Subjects for year 9, 10 and 11 students are:
- French
- Computing
- Geography
- History
- Spanish
- Dance*
- Resistant Materials
- Art
- Drama*
- Food and Nutrition
- Photography
- Futsal*
- PE
- Music*
Bold = EBacc subjects
* = Vocational courses
NB: All subjects are GCSE’s unless otherwise indicated.
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